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bate with the. closest attention After
i-Mitchell, : the author r ol the (bill, had
closed,-the bill then read and a number
of verbal "amendments agreed to. An
amendment by Quay' exempting from
5 the provisions of the ibill Chines wh
assisted lit the; defense or relief -of the
f oreigii legations in Pekin during the
boxer outbreak resulted Mn a colloquy
between Quay and Hale . No action
ACT
IS DISCUSSED
BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE DEVO
TED MOST OF YESTERDAY .. ,
to?sayre: - h
Senator Mitchell, AuthoTorHaid Mahon: hairaan of the conimittee on "Reasonable ifl Explanation" of
.. -, War Claims. Vlflrid iroth tho imrlor- I w
Delivered ' Elaborate ' Ah!!: k fromsdf- Constitution a Qualification
for Registration.
, In the House
Washington, April . 4. (This .was the
day set aside in the house for the
consideration of war claims,' but Mr,
SUFFRAGE PLAN
FOR VIRGINIA
CLAUSE ADOPTED YESTERDAY
'sv-.' after Nine months of
CONSIDERATION.
Bill,
Speech in Its Support.
; BRITISH-BOER duARREL
CONSIDERED BY CABINET
HITT, PERKINS AM
devoted to war claims and the; 'house
thereupon went into committee of the'
whole afiU took up the Chinese ex
clusion bill. Mr. Moody ('Mass.)r who
is to succeed Secretary JLong May 1,
presided t over the committee df he
whole and the members on both sides
of the . house gave him an ovation.
Mr. Hitt (111.), chairman of -the com
mittee on foreign affairs, who had per
sonal charge of the till, said the com-
CLfARK mittee was unanimous in the opinion
Ithat the admission of iChinese laborers
SPOKE IN THE HOUSE ON THE into this country would be a serious
evil.
CHINESE -BILL MR. MOODY i Mr. Perkins (N. Y.),.who drew the
'report upon the bill, explained the
PRESIDED OVER COMMITTEE measure in detail.
Mr. Clark- (Mo.), a member of the
committee, who made a minority report
Washington, April 4.-fWhen Mr. jmore houge measure
Jones (Ark.) appeared on the floor of followed Mr. Perkins. Be, predicted
the senate today, after a protracted , that if the supreme court should decide
absence, during which he passed inat citizens and subjects of Spain
through a warm and unsuccessful con- !ir the Pihilippine islands became Amer
test for re-election, he was surrounded ' jcanitizens by annexation, thus allow
immediately by many of his colleagues, ;g the free entry of Chinamen into
all anxious to learn the details of the ihe United States from the Philippines,
contest; He was given, a most cordial the istenda jwIU toe unloaded.
.greeting by senators on both sides of ! " suDsmute am rauea Mr. (JiarK
the chamber. - .ZYl Z., C1 - luVAai" l"
: iruni'uic unmese crews on American
!cV an '. 3 J. J. J.V. J ,1..
oiiLya aa,a.u suuciiuuicm lu tiie majority
OF THE (WHOLE.
THIS PROVISION
IN FORCE TWO YEARS
: The senate, at the-conclusion of rou
.eration of the Indian appropriation ,
IbUl. ' .-I
At 2 o'clock, the Indian appropriation
.bill not having been completed, the un
finished business, the Chinese exclusion , 81
He characterized the threat of the
Pacific Mail company to sell ynder
English register if this provision went
into the bill as a "bluff' pure and
The house debated most of the day
to consideration of the bill. The general
debate is expected to close tomorrow
billr-was taken up for consideration.
Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) addressed the
speech had been carefully prepared and iand the tom win Probably pass Monday
was given close attention by senators.
He said: ; ' " T
Senator Mithchelt said -that the policy
The time of the cabinet today was
! taken up almost entirely with a om-
t, v,, ..-'xuiM oi ko ! munication which the president ha$ re-
trine. It is a policy based upon the " rr , "
general welfare, upon- the principle of
protection to American labor and upon
the'Jdoctrine of protection against nox-
of supplying mules and teams to the
British army in South Africa. The
president has directed an investigation
A fPOLL TAX QUALIFICATION WILL
- BECOME OPERATIVE AFTER
" J904 OCCASION CELEBRATED
. :.JWITH MUCH HILARITY.
Richmond, April 4. The , Virginia
constitutional convention, after nine
months of consideration today adopted
the suffrage clause. It provides for a
temporary understanding for two years
and a poll tax and ed!ucatkxna;l qualifi
cation. The effect will be to admit ev
ery white man to the registration lists
and keep off a large par$ of the colored
vote. Voting machines are permitted.
The plan provides that all who be
come voters between the time of adop
tion of the constitution and 1904, shall
be able to read or give "A reasonable
explanation" of any section of the con
stitution when read to them. It is esti
mated that by that time all the white
democrats of the state will have be
come registered voters, and once regis
tered, they are safe for life, unless dis
franchised by reason of crime.
Few negroes will toe able to qualify,
for the registrars, who wilk he the
arbiters, will' not regard their explana
tion of the constitution as "reasonable."
After 1904 the understanding clause will
not be in effect, hut in its place will be
avjpoll tax' of $1.50 and each applicant
for registration will he reauired to
write his name and address clearly in
the presence of the' registrar.
.These provisions, ' it' is believed, will
Z? InTnrT th6"lnsmulsJi11 fact" he lr'Vevt.,a majority of the negroes- out.
'wf u f ? AJS S the?- ' - - ' Wconvtfntlon adjourned TOitfl
I which constitute American civilization.! wn1.n wavZ.nt witn t
The basic principles of the pending
hill were embodied in existing legisla
tion and such additions had been pro-
The division of insular affairs of the
war department gave out for publica-
If we have it, it is the BEST.
Fen the
Chickens
From your neighbors'
yard and garden as well
as your own. Build "a
yard for. them with some
of our
poulf ry
1 Netting
which you can get in any
width you desire, and at
a small cost.
Asheville -Hardware
Co.
ON THE SQUARE.
tion today a statement showing1 the in
8,0n3 lnS the slx months ending eW
ife - SS- on L?e M &1!?XZZ
nr.o nmiBmnt&ri te nrT that -ft 1 1 ( nlnftSft I . ' ,-
" . , - - . ,nues for 1901 were $349,448; for 1899,
SrSTL itPron ! SSST 't. .beT'st
or a traveler for curiosity or pleasure."
The proposed legislation is but an
other grand step forward by this re-
The house committee on judiciary to
day decided to substitute the bill of
Chairman Ray dealing with anarchv
" "X, """;rr' ,ir dent for the senate bill recently passed
looks to protection of American labor , th Bamo -m,.
further than that of the senate, pro
viding for the exclusion of anarchists
and also for the suppression of incen-
and to the preservation, purity and ;
perpetuity of American institutions. !
"The right to exclude foreigners is
one' of the highest attributes which at- ;
taches' to American sovereignty. In- i
cleed, so all-controlling is this right '
that no treaty stipulation fo the con-
trary can stand for one moment against
it.
"But happily, the legislation propos
ed does not involve any question of
public faith. The bill is but an attempt
to crystalize into one intelligent, har
diary propagandas.
A FATAL WRECK
CAUSED BY LANDSLIDE
the Century Athletic club for -the 'Jet
fries-Fitzsimmons contest" " .- .v
This was followed "by - a despatch
purporting to; have been siamed bv
Jeffries saying: "I will box Fitzsim-
mons at Charleston, but they must put
up at least io,ooo at once, and forfeit
same if they fail to, pull-off the con
test."
Agents of the Charleston Athletic
club who have been in this citv Ikiva
Weft for their home but their offer holds
gooaintil Saturday.
STRANGE STORY OF
A UTAH TRAGEDY
MORAL PERVERT KILLED, AT
HIS OWN REQUEST, BY 14
YEARS OLD BOY.
Salt Lake City, April 4. Samuel Col
lins, an aged man, was found dead in a
cave known as "Hell's Hollow" near
Warm Springs Sunday. The. body was
nude and the head almost severed. Tb-
uajr oiuer JJtJtL, ine iouneen years old
son of President Felt of the state press
association, confessed to killing Collins.
Collins was morally pervert and had
a great influence over boys. Young Felt
said: "I killed Collins myself. He told
me to cut his throat. He disrobed and
lay down. He asked me tto take the
razor and cut his throat and I did. Col
lins had asked me to kill him before
and offered to pay me to do it."
PLANT SYSTEM PROPERTIES
MERGED WITH A. C. LINE
New York, April 4. -President Elli
ott of the Atlantic Coast ILine railroad,
and President Erwin of the Savannah.
Florida & Western company have an
nounced that the latter will atoout July
l, De consolidated with and become the
property of the Atlantic Coast line and
other railway properties of the Plant
system will pass under the control of
the Atlantic Coast line at the same
time. It is further announced that on
the consolidation of the two roads the
Southern 'Railway company will have
trackage rights for all its trains over
the line between Savannah and Jack
sonville, thus making Jacksonville the
southern terminus of the Southern rail
way for its Florida service to and from
the east and the west.
CECIL RHODES
The wind-up was celebrated with great
hilarity. -The members climbed upon
desks and made the room -ring with
HORRIBLE HANGING
III JACKSONVILLE
TO ATTEND MEETING
OF STATE COMMITTEE
Special to the iGazette.
Washington, April 4. -Senator Pritoh
aiaJidCoftgresehien Moody and Black
burn left for Greensboro tonight to at
tend the meeting of the republican state
executive committee tomorrow.
MANY BEQUESTS
ENDOWS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR EACH STATE OF THEUN1-
TED STATES.
v
There are , Also Colonial and
German Scholarships; and
All are at Oxford.
A DOCUMENT OF
OVER 2,500 WORDS
STIPULATES FOR BURIAL IN ROCK
TOMB, SURMOUNTED BY TABLETS
WITH A SIMPLE INSCRIPTION
London, April 4. The will of Cecil
Rhodes provides for the establishments
of. colonial scholarship, as previously
announced and two American scholar
ships to each of the present states and
territories of the United States at Oxford.
The will of 'Mr. Rhodes also Drovides
for five scholarships for students" of
German birth at Oxford, to he nomi--nated
by Emperor William and com
menting on the bequest Mr. Rhodes in
a codicil telegraphed from South Africa
said:
."For a good understandi ITS' IhAtwAOTl
England, Germany and the United
States will secure the peace of the
(Continued on eighth page.)
Sum
ners
A New Line of
Bed Lounges
Just Recieved. Prices
Lower than Ever.
Mrs. L. A. JOHNSON
r T.
4S PATTON AVE.
Pittsburg, April! 4. Two men were
killed, one seriously injured and a num-
monious statute the laws upon this sub- fcer of. cars were wrecked and cattle
Ject as they exist today, with such (killed iby a freight wreck at Crag Dell,
elaborateion and extension as are nec- P-a f on ihe Allegheny Valley division of
essary to apply the policy of exclusion the Pennsylvania railroad at an-early
to our Insular possessions.". i,.,,, ,, lri
'In conclusion Mr. Mitchellwarned ho this morning .
the republicans of the senate that if - T,d,ead : iSrryeen' flrean'
they failed to pass the proposed MIL 04 Williamsport; hody takei to New
which had been1 agreed upon by a non- ; Kensington; Pa.
naftSsan committee and insisted on 1 W. H. Mosher, hrakeman, of Olean,
forcing the 'passage of a statute "which ft. T. ; body taken to New Kensington, .
the coming election, look out for such t The accident was caused by a land-
a vote of condemnation- of the repub- snide.
lean party on the (Pacific coast as you
have not heard since the overthrow of
the republican party in 1884."
Minister Wu occupied a. seat in the
SHERIFF BUNGLED DYING MUR
DERER TORE BLACK CAP FROM
HIS FACE AND WAVED IT.
Jackson ville, April 4. Mose Robinson.1
was hansred here today for killing a
deputy sheriff. Owing to bungling work,
the execution was a terrible sight. The
drop did not break Robinson's neck
and the body dangled to and fro, the 4
legs kicking and twisting convulsively.
One of the condemned man's arms be
came loosened Iby his strugges. With
the freed hand he tore the black cap
from his face and waved it in the air
several times.
Several of the spectators became
rtMthlv siVTc from the horror of the
scene. It was over fifteen minutes be-t
fore the doctors said life was extinct.
Attend The Big Convention
at No. 22 Patton avenue, every working
Qay in the year, and you will be wel
comed as a delegate. Whenyoti In
spect samDies. dt will "ha difficult or you
to make selections you will feel like
wanting all. 1
The I. X.L. Department Store
i'hone lr. 3 22 Pat$pn AveT '
Spring Onions - 5c " . bunch, . r Turnip
Greens 5c peck, Spinach' 30c peck. HI
ram Landsey, City -Market. " Phone 173
HELD UP IN MEMPHIS'
NEW LINE) SORIBSENS.
Oak and filled with denim or silkaline piace on Beale street
at very close prices, all new patterns.
J. H. Law, 35 Patton avenue ,
Memphis, April 4. Michael J. Ben
nett, a Chicago turfman, has reported
, to the police that he was held up early
this morning 'by six masked men in a
The .robbers
An Eye
Point'
were armed with revolvers. They got
$500 in money, and Jewelry, which Ben
nett values a $1300.. The keeper of the
place and another man were also rob
bed. -The city has been overrun by
crooks and hold-up, men since the races
began.
There are many
points ; about the
eye mat are impor
tant no matter
how trivial they -may
seem. u Have,
them attended to w ! V 4 .."
at.once. We grind; ff he. Optician;
lenses to suit each .
ndividualcase r ; 54 Patton Ave.
i ' , . . Opposite P. O
McKce
THE CHOLERA SITUATION;
CHARGES OF SEDITION
Manila, April 4. The latest cholera
returns show 142 cases and 110 deaths
The authorities have discovered wide
spread violations of their oaths by
many natives of Tayabas, who are Join
ing hostile societies. Charges of se
dition are being prepared against them.
LOOKS LIKE CHARLESTON
WILL GET PRIZE FIGHT
New York, -April 4. Charleston is
nnw !hHAVP1 to have clear sailing for
the Jeffries-Fitzsimmona bout. The
Jmirnni tndav Dubllshes. a despatch
said to hanre been received from Los
Atie-Plps and sismed by J. J. MdCarry,
which reads:
"As "Pitzsimmons has failed .to answer
out- tfiteeram of April 1 which was n-
riair" we withdrew, an oners maue y
Wood's Sweet Peas and Nasturtium
seed in bulk. Grant's Pharmacy,, t
. - No. 47-3t.
Values
Are Fixed
By Quality
In Tewelry
AND
Precious Stones
more than in other lines. ,
Years of study and famil
iar contact with Dia
monds, Rubies, Sapphires
and Emeralds enable us
to offer the very finest in
the market at proper
prices.
Nothing Can
Need a Lie!
No real genuine success can
be achieed unless based upon
Honesty and Integrity. A rule
we follow absolutely All
goods guaranteed as represent
ed or
Money Refunded
without question.
All goods
Delivered Free -
any part of the city.
Ordered by telephone, ring
440, or in person,
Sumner's
Arthur M. Field
Company
Leading Jewelers
Cor. Patton Ave. and Church St.
r.
First in Quality and Low Prices :
- " -.,..'--". '.5C -
' ' ' " ' .v -i . , . x g . If-: ,i -:.. . -;-r
Millinery, Fine Dress Goods, : f
Wash Goods, .
Notions China ware. Rugs and . ;
Mattings. .
For :Rfnt
Blltmore Firewood. Phone- 700..
, t f POR SALE., ' - ;
4 lots on Montford avenue;. 50' feet tY 175feet, easy-terms. ' , -
7 room house on. Cunfberland avenue, 1250. ' ..-w .
Residence 9 rooms, ' just off paved street and car line," 10 minutes from
Public square, modern conveniences, $2500, easy. terms.; - . :
Residence on Haywood street; lot 92 by. 263, $6000, easy tertas.', - v,.;. , .
Large list of furnished-and unfurnished houses, cottages and rooms ror
rent . - "-'.-'.,- . r , ' "v " 'I
Office. 10 Paragon building.' B33AL ESTATE AGENTS. (iPhone No. 823.
Ptire oweefs
V When You buv con
- f ectionery you should
insist that it be'of.
--igood . quality.;,0nly
, the. best sola
4 'IT , 4 -
At; HESTON'S.
Phone 183 " 26 S.lTai'
hvestment Property.
We bav'e t)n:o'ur-Misi three residence properties
bringing Regular 45 per ct. to 20 per ct. 01 price, we
can nape. We jrtll cneerlully give interested per
sons Mi parucmars. . , ;
One of the most desirable . residences
on Montford avenue, U roosoesL largt
stables end garden, all modern conven-:
ences. Price $40.00. One 7 room bouse
on Grady street. In good repair, small
stable on lot.- Price $27.00 per . month.-
One 6 room 'bouse : close to center c
town. Price $18.00 er montb-
H. F. Grant & Son, EX;
r 43 patton Teae.
wTLKE & LaBARBE
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Real Estate and Renting . Agents
23 : Patton AyentievV: : ';:: tiS '-C
'thone'i
wis
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We have a well selected stock
lot Wood's Seeds, Onion Sets ; and
Lawn Grass. .-With. few "Cexcep-
tions we sell at Wood's pxices.
lint's Pharmacy
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